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Homeschool Art Classes for Ages 6-11

Homeschool Art Classes for Ages 6-11

Our art classes for homeschool students are designed to complement your child’s education with engaging, hands-on art experiences. Whether your child is just starting their artistic journey or is ready to refine their skills, our classes offer instruction in a supportive environment that encourages imaginative exploration.

Experienced instructors deliver a dynamic curriculum that covers a range of mediums, such as drawing, painting and sculpture. With convenient scheduling and small class sizes, we ensure that each student receives individual attention and can progress at their own pace.

See more about what students will learn in our homeschool art classes.

Class sizes are limited to 12 students.

While the class is designed for ages 6-11 in mind, parents are welcome to register older siblings to attend together.

Details & Registration

Ages: 6-11 / Grades: 1-5

Dates:

  • Monday, November 17, 2025 - Paul Klee Castle & Sun / Lines, Shapes and Composition  Limited Space
  • Monday, December 15, 2025 - Fish Sculpture / Sculpting Techniques & Texture
  • Monday, January 19, 2026 – Hot Dog Cool Cat / Warm & Cool Colours
  • Monday, February 23, 2026 - Romero Britto Teapot – Shapes, Patterning & Colour Schemes
  • Monday, March 23, 2026 - Texture Collage – Texture, Collage & Paper Arts
  • Monday, April 27, 2026 - Model Magic Snail – Sculpting Techniques
  • Monday, May 25, 2026 - Jellyfish Watercolour Oil Resist
  • Monday, June 22, 2026 - Charley Harper Cardinal in a Tree - Collage Techniques & Minimalism

Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Price: $20 per child, per session

Materials:

  • Supplied by Student: HB Pencil, Sketchbook (8.5x11" or larger) & White Rubber/Plastic Eraser
  • Included: All additional materials are provided in the classroom.

Sibling Discount: If you are registering 2+ children in the same family (brother/sister), a 10% discount for each child will be automatically applied at checkout.

 

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What Students Will Learn

 Diverse Art Media

  • From drawing to painting, clay work to mixed media, our instructors teach a wide variety of media. Each class is something new! With such an assortment, your child will enjoy a host of new experiences in art making.

  • Age Appropriate Lessons
    Why is the colour blue considered a 'calm' colour (colour theory)? How do we show that something is far away and something else is near (perspective)? Our instructors use age-appropriate lessons and discussions to explain how to illustrate the world around us.

  • Motor Skills
    The movements needed to create art are vital to refining fine motor skills in young children. In our classes, students practice holding many different tools such as pencils, scissors, paint brushes and clay, steadily and in a variety of ways to create art and master techniques. This practice in dexterity will also spill over in other areas in their development (like neater handwriting!).

  • Language Development
    Art is fun! Sure, but it is also important to learn proper art vocabulary. Acquiring new descriptive words gives young artists common ground and helps them describe and share their artwork. It also teaches them new ways of looking at and understanding not just different aspects of art making but the world around them as well.

  • Cognitive Development
    Art helps children learn and use critical thinking and decision making as well as many different practical skills. They learn cause and effect ("if I mix blue and yellow paint, I come up with green"), decision making ("Pencil works better than marker here") and critical thinking ("How big should I draw this cat next to this house?").

  • Risk Taking, Self Confidence and Creativity
    With any form of art making, children face a number of creative challenges. Through the process of creating art, your child learns that trying new things is fun, and that challenging themselves helps them grow and improves their skills. They learn that there are no right or wrong answers in art, only opportunities for more creativity! Additionally, our students gain more self-confidence by taking part in our supportive, friendly and positive atmosphere - even shy children find friends to socialize with!

About the Instructor

Colleen Dee, BFA

Colleen is a lover of all creative arts. She earned her BFA degree in Montreal, Quebec, and had a corporate career as a graphic designer, creative director and marketing manager. After that phase she travelled, lived and worked in Vietnam and Cambodia for a number of years teaching English and art to children and adults in the profit and nonprofit sectors.

Well versed in many art mediums including papermaking, sculpting, printmaking drawing, painting and photo-art. "I love creative expression in so many art forms. I particularly enjoy experimenting with mix-media and using different materials and techniques to create an aesthetic piece whether it has a purpose or not." After returning to Canada she continues to engross herself teaching art and workshops to a variety of age groups.